Attendance Reporting
Full-day absence, late arrival, or early checkout
Ways to Report Attendance
- ParentVUE
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703-704-7171
- A 24-hour answering machine will record your message. If the school does not receive a call from the parent, the absence will be considered unverified.
- [email protected]
- Email Waynewood ES attendance to report attendance.
When reporting a student's absence, please be specific about why your student will not attend school today.
- If reporting an ill student, include symptoms, especially if they have a fever, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, and/or cough. If your student has a diagnosis from a healthcare provider, please include that information.
Attendance Matters:
- Attending school every day is critical to students reaching their fullest potential.
- A caring culture that creates a sense of belonging is a key component for students to attend school regularly.
- Daily attendance routines, created at home or in school, can reduce stress for students and families and create a sense of safety and security, especially after chaotic transitions.
- Being in school helps students to get to know peers, teachers, and school staff, and to create trusting relationships that motivate students to participate in learning.
- Schools help students and families gain access to basic resources such as meals, physical and mental health services, and fun enrichment activities, including sports, clubs, music, and after-school and summer programs.
- Showing up to school regularly helps students engage in learning that builds proficiency in reading and math which will help them to graduate from high school.
- Students who attend school regularly do better academically in middle school. They are also more likely to graduate on time from high school if they miss less than a week of school each semester.
School Hours:
- The school day is from 9:05 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. The first bell will ring at 9:05 a.m. Students are tardy after 9:15 a.m.
- The regular school day ends at 3:55 p.m.
Types of Absences
Excused Absences
Illness of the student, death in the family, doctor’s or dentist’s appointments, and observance of a religious holiday.
Prearranged Absences
If parents are aware of a future absence, they may contact the school to report the absence and the related date. Extended absences, typically for hardship reasons, must be documented and submitted to the school at least three to five school days in advance for review and action.
- Please complete the Prearranged Absence Form
Unexcused Absences
Family trips, childcare situations, non-school-related activities, or missed school bus.
Any child who is absent from school for 15 consecutive days or more must be withdrawn from our enrollment. Upon the child’s return, the parent must again officially enroll him/her.
